US & World

Image copyright Reuters Image caption Gina Haspel is a 33-year CIA veteran President Donald Trump has defended his nominee to head the CIA after she offered to withdraw amid concern over her role in harsh interrogation techniques widely seen as torture. Mr Trump said Gina Haspel had “come under fire because she was too tough […]

Image copyright Getty Images Nestle has announced that it will pay Starbucks $7.1bn (£5.2bn) to sell the company’s coffee into homes. The Nescafe and Nespresso owner will own the rights to market Starbucks’ coffee, which it says generates $2bn in annual sales. Nestle chief executive Mark Schneider described it as a “significant step”. Mr Schneider, […]

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionAerial footage shows spread of Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano The eruption of the Kilauea volcano in Hawaii has destroyed 26 homes and is threatening hundreds more, with new fissures opening overnight on Sunday. Nearly 2,000 people have so far been evacuated. Some residents were allowed home to rescue […]

Image copyright AFP Image caption Young Russians have grown up entirely under Mr Putin’s leadership Vladimir Putin has been sworn in for a fourth term as Russian president and pledged to harness the country’s talents to “achieve breakthroughs”. Some 5,000 guests attended the lavish ceremony in an ornate Kremlin hall. He has been in power […]

Image copyright Colin Freeman More than 3,000 Nigerian migrants who failed to reach Europe, have been flown home by the International Organization for Migration. Many sold everything to make the trip and aren’t sure how to face their families, writes Colin Freeman. Evans William tells me he sold everything but the kitchen sink to fund […]

Image caption Officials are worried about the number of fake marriages between Costa Ricans and Chinese “Who wants to earn some money?” It was just a simple question, but it was enough to convince María (not her real name) to enter into what seemed like a simple deal. A young woman offered the 46-year-old Costa […]

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionAhsan Iqbal was taken to hospital after being shot at least once A gunman has shot and injured Pakistani Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal while he was visiting his constituency in the north-eastern city of Narowal. Mr Iqbal had just attended a rally in the Punjab city when […]

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Utah’s new law says children of “sufficient age and maturity” can be unsupervised without fear of neglect charges for their parents On Tuesday, Utah will become the first state in the US to have a “free-range” parenting law. Victoria Oldridge takes a look at how the law came to […]